Firmware Upgrade 1. Software And Fonts - Intermec EasyCoder 301 Programmer's Manual

Firmware Upgrade
1. Software and
Fonts
WARNING!
Do not switch off the printer until the
upgrading is completed
and the Power LED shines green!
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/. This chapter refers to cards
containing fonts which will be
loaded into the printer's flash
memory. Font cartridges which
are permanently fitted in the
printer are not covered.
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/. You cannot save your settings
to a text file and use it later when
you upgrade fonts, since all your
files are lost and the printer
settings are reset to factory
defaults during the upgrade. This
does not apply to upgrading of
the firmware.
Intermec EasyCoder 301 Direct Protocol 2.0 – Programmer's Guide Ed. 3
Firmware (software and resident fonts) can be upgraded using 1 or
2 PCMCIA cards, which may contain either printer software up-
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dates or fonts . In either case, use the following procedure:
1 Print out a test label, which will contain all your printer settings
as these will be lost during a font upgrade
2 Switch off the printer.
3 Insert the card in either slot with its top facing the ON/OFF
switch.
4 Switch on the printer. The data on the card is copied to the
printer's flash memory.
The Power LED should go through the following sequence,
which takes about 30 seconds..
- Flash amber
- Continuous amber
- Flash amber
- Continuous amber
- Green
5 Switch off the printer.
6 Remove the card.
7 Insert the next card, if necessary, and repeat steps 4 – 6.
8 Switch on the printer.
9 Enter the settings shown on the test label you printed earlier (see
chapter 6.9).
10 Reset the printhead resistance setting using the command:
?HEAD(-1)
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